ESPN FC's Craig Burley recaps Chelsea's dominant performance against Tottenham on their way to claiming the Capital One Cup trophy.

LONDON -- Roman Abramovich hasn't always had a lot of luck with big-money strikers at Chelsea. Signed for the first time 11 years ago, Didier Drogba was clearly a palpable hit, while Fernando Torres offered mostly misses for 50 million pounds. Andrei Shevchenko was another crushing disappointment who never seemed more than a fraction of the player he had once been. Mateja Kezman, Adrian Mutu, Hernan Crespo, for one reason or another, none of them enjoyed the success his price tag implied.

The second coming of Jose Mourinho at Chelsea has its first silverware. Ten years after winning this same competition in Cardiff, his first trophy with the club, and with Manchester City's loss at Liverpool hardening their grip on the Premier League title, this was a blue-ribbon day.

It could all have been so different. Chelsea could have been entering their match with West Ham United on Wednesday night with the weight of the world on their shoulders. Had a butterfly on the other side of the world flapped its wings to an alternative beat on Sunday then maybe Tottenham would have prevailed in the Capital One Cup final and Manchester City might have turned their defeat to Liverpool into a victory. Chelsea could have found themselves sitting second in the Premier League by the time...

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce insists Winston Reid is no closer to agreeing a new contract with the club.

Reid, whose current deal expires in the summer, has refused to sign a new deal but reports on Monday suggested the defender had decided to stay with the Hammers.

Allardyce, however, maintains the 26-year-old is still considering his options and is yet to make any indication where his future lies as the Hammers prepare for Chelsea's visit to Upton Park on Wednesday night.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was delighted to beat Tottenham 2-0 in the League Cup final.

Jose Mourinho reasserted Chelsea's anti-racism stance following reports of more incidents involving the club's fans but said that displays of support like at the Capital One Cup final show what they really represent.

Following the incident on the Paris Metro, British Transport Police were on Sunday called to meet a train at Stoke-on-Trent to eject reportedly abusive fans going from Manchester to London. Passengers claimed they were Chelsea supporters. The club confirmed that any season-ticket holders...